Isabel Bishop

At the Base of the Flagpole
1928

A black and white etching by Isabel Bishop titled "Idle Conversation" depicting two men seated closely on a bench. The man on the left, dressed in a light-colored suit, looks attentively at the man on the right, who is wearing a darker suit and a straw hat, holding a cigarette. The background features abstract lines suggesting foliage or drapery, adding a sense of depth to the scene.

A black and white etching by Isabel Bishop titled "Idle Conversation" depicting two men seated closely on a bench. The man on the left, dressed in a light-colored suit, looks attentively at the man on the right, who is wearing a darker suit and a straw hat, holding a cigarette. The background features abstract lines suggesting foliage or drapery, adding a sense of depth to the scene.

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Date
1928

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm) Plate: 5 × 6in. (12.7 × 15.2 cm)

Accession number
32.87

Edition
Proofs

Publication
Printed by Isabel Bishop

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Isabel Bishop

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